New Band Watch: Soliloquium

Jul 12

If you stick around this site long enough, you will notice that I’ve got a thing for doomy death metal, so it’s nice to have it occasionally dropped into my inbox from random places across the globe. Although to be honest, Sweden may not be so random. They’ve been one the genre’s most fertile spawning grounds for a couple of decades now, and the Nordic country continues to foster an underground of dreary metal that is as forlorn as it is fuckin’ heavy.

One such band doling out the doom is Stockholm’s Soliloquium, comprised of Stefan Nordström and Jonas Bergkvist from Desolator and Ending Quest. The group has recently released a new EP titled The Concept of Escape and features expansive and wandering songs of raw melancholy reminiscent of early Katatonia or Anethema. There’s quite a bit of range and texture to the music, from somber clean guitars and hauntingly subdued vocals, to crushing chords and unhallowed growls. Check out the EP below, and make sure to follow the band, these guys have something good in the works.The Concept of Escape by SoliloquiumFollow Soliloquium on FaceBook